Unisex name · since 1880
Lorin
4,729 babies named Lorin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,729
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 4,729 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lorin recorded 4,729 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,850 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,729 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorin ranks #1,850 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,729 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,850 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,729
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorin's 4,729 recorded births place it above 95.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lorin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorin splits its recorded history at 1957: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 111 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1965)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Lorin popularity over time - girls
2,677 total births recorded since 1947 (Lorin as girls' name)
Lorin by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (712 births, 15% of the file).
1960s was Lorin's strongest decade.
712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lorin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 63
1900s
63 births
- 1910s
1910s
405 births
- 1920s
1920s
599 births
- 1930s
1930s
443 births
- 1940s
1940s
635 births
- 1950s
1950s
665 births
- 1960s
1960s
712 births
- 1970s
1970s
445 births
- 1980s
1980s
362 births
- 1990s 195
1990s
195 births
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 712 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lorin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lorin's total volume
Lorin by state
Where Lorin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 445 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 328 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 107 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Idaho | | 92 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 79 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 54 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 43 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 39 | 0.8% |
445 of 4,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Lorin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorin's data
- Lorin's decade-level peak was the 1960s (712 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorins (445 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lorin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.